Indiane Vaa
From Lingaa · 2014
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- A. R. Rahman
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Lingaa2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Indianae vaa… | Come, O Indian... |
| Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa | Come to create a new Himalaya! |
| Ilayavanae vaa…. | Come, young man... |
| Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom vaa | Come, let us make gold out of rainwater! |
| Male | |
| Thuligal koodi aaraagum | Drops gather to become a river, |
| Nee varalatru thuliyaaga vaa | Come as a drop of history! |
| Vallavanae vaa… | Come, mighty one... |
| Un valathukaram anaiyaagum vaa | Come, your right hand will become a dam! |
| Male | |
| Iru malaigalai poruthi | Joining two mountains, |
| Nadhigalai niruthi | Stopping the rivers, |
| Vingyana kovil | A temple of science, |
| Ondrai kattuvom | We shall build one! |
| Male | |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| OorellamChorus :Servoma | The whole town... (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| UrchagamChorus :Kolvoma | Enthusiasm... (Chorus: Shall we embrace?) |
| PorkalamChorus :Kaanboma | Battlefield... (Chorus: Shall we see?) |
| Kaanboma….. | Shall we see... |
| Male | |
| Indianae vaa… | Come, O Indian... |
| Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa | Come to create a new Himalaya! |
| Female | |
| Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa… | Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa… |
| Male :Hoo..ho..ho.ho…. | Male: Hoo..ho..ho.ho…. |
| Male | |
| Thaneer illamal | Without water, |
| Manithar kidayaathu vaaa… | Humans cannot exist, come... |
| Manithar illamal | Without humans, |
| Maatram kidayaathu | Change cannot exist! |
| Puliyaagi veliyaagi | Become a tiger, come out, |
| Poraadu… | And fight! |
| Male | |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| VilangittaChorus :Vilangaaga | Trapped like animals... (Chorus: Like animals) |
| InimelumChorus :Vaazhvoma | Anymore... (Chorus: Shall we live?) |
| PorkalamChorus :Kaanboma | Battlefield... (Chorus: Shall we see?) |
| Kaanboma….. | Shall we see... |
| Male | |
| Indianae vaa… | Come, O Indian... |
| Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa | Come to create a new Himalaya! |
| Male | |
| Vellai irul neengi | Clearing the white darkness, |
| Gandhi desam | The land of Gandhi |
| Per pera vendum | Must gain great fame! |
| Gangai kaveri | Ganges and Kaveri |
| Thoda vendum | Must touch each other, |
| Namm paalai vanathil | In our desert, |
| Paadhai vida vendum | A path must be created! |
| Male | |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| VelvomaChorus :Velvoma | Shall we conquer? (Chorus: Shall we conquer?) |
| VidhiyellamChorus :Velvoma | All destiny... (Chorus: Shall we conquer?) |
| Female :Varalaru paarpoma | Female: Shall we witness history? |
| Male :Kanava kannama | Male: Is it a dream, my dear? |
| Female :Katcheri kaanboma | Female: Shall we see the grand assembly? |
| Kaanboma…ho… | Shall we see... ho... |
| Male | |
| Hooo…oooooo…. | Hooo…oooooo…. |
| Female :Varalaru kaanboma | Female: Shall we witness history? |
| Kannama kannama | Kannama, Kannama, |
| Katcheri kaanboma | Shall we see the grand assembly? |
| Male | |
| Ondrupadu vendruvidu | Unite and conquer, |
| Ulagil peridhu endru ethumillai vaa | Nothing in the world is bigger than unity, come! |
| Parakkum vaanam | The soaring sky, |
| Athu periyathu thaanae | Is it big on its own? |
| Siragin munnae | Before a spreading wing, |
| Athu siriyathu thaanae | It becomes so small! |
| Desam ondraai seivomaa..ah… | Shall we make the nation as one? |
| Male | |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| Servoma …aaahh…. | Shall we unite? ...aaahh…. |
| Chorus :Velvoma velvoma | Chorus: Shall we conquer, shall we conquer, |
| Vidhiyellam velvoma | Shall we conquer all fate? |
| Male | |
| Indianae vaa… | Come, O Indian... |
| Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa | Come to create a new Himalaya! |
| Ilayavanae vaa…. | Come, young man... |
| Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom vaa | Come, let us make gold out of rainwater! |
| Male | |
| Thuligal koodi aaraagum | Drops gather to become a river, |
| Nee varalatru thuliyaaga vaa | Come as a drop of history! |
| Vallavanae vaa… | Come, mighty one... |
| Un valathukaram anaiyaagum vaa | Come, your right hand will become a dam! |
| Male | |
| {Iru malaigalai poruthi | Joining two mountains, |
| Nadhigalai niruthi | Stopping the rivers, |
| Vingyana kovil | A temple of science, |
| Ondrai kattuvom} (2) | We shall build one! (2) |
| Male | |
| ServomaChorus :Servoma | Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?) |
| Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma | As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?) |
| VelvomaChorus :Velvoma | Shall we conquer? (Chorus: Shall we conquer?) |
| VidhiyellamChorus :Velvoma | All destiny... (Chorus: Shall we conquer?) |
| Chorus | |
| Malai katti vaazhnthomae | We built mountains and lived, |
| Anai katti vaazhvoma | Now we shall build a dam and live! |
| Kodi katti aazhvoma aazhvoma… | We shall fly our flag high and rule, shall we rule! |
இந்தியனே வா
புது இமயத்தை உண்டாக்க
வா இளையவனே வா
மழை தண்ணீரில் பொன்
செய்வோம் வா
Come, O Indian...
Come to create a new Himalaya!
Come, young man...
Come, let us make gold out of rainwater!
துளிகள் கூடி
ஆறாகும் நீ வரலாற்று
துளியாக வா வல்லவனே
வா உன் வலது கரம்
அணையாகும் வா
Drops gather to become a river,
Come as a drop of history!
Come, mighty one...
Come, your right hand will become a dam!
இரு மலைகளை
பொருத்தி நதிகளை நிறுத்தி
விஞ்ஞான கோவில் ஒன்றை
கட்டுவோம்
Joining two mountains,
Stopping the rivers,
A temple of science,
We shall build one!
சேர்வோமா
குழு :
சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
சேர்வோமா
குழு :
சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
ஊரெல்லாம் குழு :
சேர்வோமா
உற்சாகம் குழு :
கொள்வோமா
போா்களம் குழு :
காண்போமா
காண்போமா
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
The whole town... (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Enthusiasm... (Chorus: Shall we embrace?)
Battlefield... (Chorus: Shall we see?)
Shall we see...
இந்தியனே வா
புது இமயத்தை உண்டாக்க
வா
Come, O Indian...
Come to create a new Himalaya!
ஆஆஆ..........
ஹோ ஹோ ............
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa…
Male: Hoo..ho..ho.ho….
தண்ணீர் இல்லாமல்
மனிதர் கிடையாது வா மனிதர்
இல்லாமல் மாற்றம் கிடையாது
புலியாகி வெளியாகி போராடு
Without water,
Humans cannot exist, come...
Without humans,
Change cannot exist!
Become a tiger, come out,
And fight!
சேர்வோமா
குழு :
சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
சேர்வோமா குழு :
சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
விலங்கிட்ட குழு :
விலங்காக
இனி மேலும் குழு :
வாழ்வோமா
போா்களம் குழு :
காண்போமா
காண்போமா
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Trapped like animals... (Chorus: Like animals)
Anymore... (Chorus: Shall we live?)
Battlefield... (Chorus: Shall we see?)
Shall we see...
இந்தியனே வா
புது இமயத்தை உண்டாக்க
வா
Come, O Indian...
Come to create a new Himalaya!
வெள்ளை இருள்
நீங்கி காந்தி தேசம்
பேர் பெற வேண்டும்
கங்கை காவேரி தொட
வேண்டும் நம் பாலை
வனத்தில் பாதை விட
வேண்டும்
Clearing the white darkness,
The land of Gandhi
Must gain great fame!
Ganges and Kaveri
Must touch each other,
In our desert,
A path must be created!
சேர்வோமா
குழு :
சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
வெல்வோமா குழு :
வெல்வோமா
விதியெல்லாம் குழு :
வெல்வோமா
வரலாறு பார்போமா
கனவா கன்னமா
கச்சேரி காண்போமா
காண்போமா ஹோ
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Shall we conquer? (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
All destiny... (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
Female: Shall we witness history?
Male: Is it a dream, my dear?
Female: Shall we see the grand assembly?
Shall we see... ho...
ஹோ ஓ
வரலாறு காண்போமா
கண்ணமா கண்ணமா
கச்சேரி காண்போமா
Hooo…oooooo….
Female: Shall we witness history?
Kannama, Kannama,
Shall we see the grand assembly?
ஒன்று படு
வென்று விடு உலகில்
பெரிது என்று ஏதும் இல்லை
வா பறக்கும் வானம் அது
பெரியது தானே சிறகின் முன்னே
அது சிறியது தானே தேசம் ஒன்றாய்
செய்வோமா
Unite and conquer,
Nothing in the world is bigger than unity, come!
The soaring sky,
Is it big on its own?
Before a spreading wing,
It becomes so small!
Shall we make the nation as one?
சேர்வோமா
குழு :
சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
சேர்வோமா குழு :
வெல்வோமா
வெல்வோமா விதியெல்லாம்
வெல்வோமா
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Shall we unite? ...aaahh….
Chorus: Shall we conquer, shall we conquer,
Shall we conquer all fate?
இந்தியனே வா
புது இமயத்தை உண்டாக்க
வா இளையவனே வா
மழை தண்ணீரில் பொன்
செய்வோம் வா
Come, O Indian...
Come to create a new Himalaya!
Come, young man...
Come, let us make gold out of rainwater!
துளிகள் கூடி
ஆறாகும் நீ வரலாற்று
துளியாக வா வல்லவனே
வா உன் வலது கரம்
அணையாகும் வா
Drops gather to become a river,
Come as a drop of history!
Come, mighty one...
Come, your right hand will become a dam!
{ இரு மலைகளை
பொருத்தி நதிகளை நிறுத்தி
விஞ்ஞான கோவில் ஒன்றை
கட்டுவோம் } (2)
Joining two mountains,
Stopping the rivers,
A temple of science,
We shall build one! (2)
சேர்வோமா
குழு : சேர்வோமா
ஓர் ஜாதி குழு :
ஆவோமா
வெல்வோமா குழு :
வெல்வோமா
விதியெல்லாம் குழு :
வெல்வோமா
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Shall we conquer? (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
All destiny... (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
மலை கட்டி
வாழ்ந்தோமே அணை
கட்டி வாழ்வோமா கொடி
கட்டி ஆழ்வோமா ஆழ்வோமா
We built mountains and lived,
Now we shall build a dam and live!
We shall fly our flag high and rule, shall we rule!
Indianae vaa…
Come, O Indian...
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Come to create a new Himalaya!
Ilayavanae vaa….
Come, young man...
Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom vaa
Come, let us make gold out of rainwater!
Thuligal koodi aaraagum
Drops gather to become a river,
Nee varalatru thuliyaaga vaa
Come as a drop of history!
Vallavanae vaa…
Come, mighty one...
Un valathukaram anaiyaagum vaa
Come, your right hand will become a dam!
Iru malaigalai poruthi
Joining two mountains,
Nadhigalai niruthi
Stopping the rivers,
Vingyana kovil
A temple of science,
Ondrai kattuvom
We shall build one!
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
OorellamChorus :Servoma
The whole town... (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
UrchagamChorus :Kolvoma
Enthusiasm... (Chorus: Shall we embrace?)
PorkalamChorus :Kaanboma
Battlefield... (Chorus: Shall we see?)
Kaanboma…..
Shall we see...
Indianae vaa…
Come, O Indian...
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Come to create a new Himalaya!
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa…
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa…
Male :Hoo..ho..ho.ho….
Male: Hoo..ho..ho.ho….
Thaneer illamal
Without water,
Manithar kidayaathu vaaa…
Humans cannot exist, come...
Manithar illamal
Without humans,
Maatram kidayaathu
Change cannot exist!
Puliyaagi veliyaagi
Become a tiger, come out,
Poraadu…
And fight!
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
VilangittaChorus :Vilangaaga
Trapped like animals... (Chorus: Like animals)
InimelumChorus :Vaazhvoma
Anymore... (Chorus: Shall we live?)
PorkalamChorus :Kaanboma
Battlefield... (Chorus: Shall we see?)
Kaanboma…..
Shall we see...
Indianae vaa…
Come, O Indian...
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Come to create a new Himalaya!
Vellai irul neengi
Clearing the white darkness,
Gandhi desam
The land of Gandhi
Per pera vendum
Must gain great fame!
Gangai kaveri
Ganges and Kaveri
Thoda vendum
Must touch each other,
Namm paalai vanathil
In our desert,
Paadhai vida vendum
A path must be created!
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
VelvomaChorus :Velvoma
Shall we conquer? (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
VidhiyellamChorus :Velvoma
All destiny... (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
Female :Varalaru paarpoma
Female: Shall we witness history?
Male :Kanava kannama
Male: Is it a dream, my dear?
Female :Katcheri kaanboma
Female: Shall we see the grand assembly?
Kaanboma…ho…
Shall we see... ho...
Hooo…oooooo….
Hooo…oooooo….
Female :Varalaru kaanboma
Female: Shall we witness history?
Kannama kannama
Kannama, Kannama,
Katcheri kaanboma
Shall we see the grand assembly?
Ondrupadu vendruvidu
Unite and conquer,
Ulagil peridhu endru ethumillai vaa
Nothing in the world is bigger than unity, come!
Parakkum vaanam
The soaring sky,
Athu periyathu thaanae
Is it big on its own?
Siragin munnae
Before a spreading wing,
Athu siriyathu thaanae
It becomes so small!
Desam ondraai seivomaa..ah…
Shall we make the nation as one?
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
Servoma …aaahh….
Shall we unite? ...aaahh….
Chorus :Velvoma velvoma
Chorus: Shall we conquer, shall we conquer,
Vidhiyellam velvoma
Shall we conquer all fate?
Indianae vaa…
Come, O Indian...
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Come to create a new Himalaya!
Ilayavanae vaa….
Come, young man...
Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom vaa
Come, let us make gold out of rainwater!
Thuligal koodi aaraagum
Drops gather to become a river,
Nee varalatru thuliyaaga vaa
Come as a drop of history!
Vallavanae vaa…
Come, mighty one...
Un valathukaram anaiyaagum vaa
Come, your right hand will become a dam!
{Iru malaigalai poruthi
Joining two mountains,
Nadhigalai niruthi
Stopping the rivers,
Vingyana kovil
A temple of science,
Ondrai kattuvom} (2)
We shall build one! (2)
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
As one caste/race? (Chorus: Shall we become?)
VelvomaChorus :Velvoma
Shall we conquer? (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
VidhiyellamChorus :Velvoma
All destiny... (Chorus: Shall we conquer?)
Malai katti vaazhnthomae
We built mountains and lived,
Anai katti vaazhvoma
Now we shall build a dam and live!
Kodi katti aazhvoma aazhvoma…
We shall fly our flag high and rule, shall we rule!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Indianae Vaa is an inspiring patriotic and motivational song from the movie Lingaa (2014), composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song acts as a clarion call for social unity, nation-building, and human determination. It encourages the youth of India to rise above social divisions, work together, and achieve monumental engineering marvels—metaphorically and literally represented by building a dam that brings life to arid lands.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Vingyana kovil / Ondrai kattuvom”
Describing the dam as a temple of science ('Vingyana kovil') and rainwater as gold ('Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom').
Anaphora / Repetition (Eyalbu Navirtchi)
“Indianae vaa... / Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa / Ilayavanae vaa....”
Repeated call to action using 'vaa' (come) at the end of consecutive lines.
Contrast (Ethirmai)
“Parakkum vaanam... Siragin munnae Athu siriyathu thaanae”
Contrasting the expanse of the soaring sky with the power of a tiny wing flying through it.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song serves as a thematic anthem in K. S. Ravikumar's Lingaa, which revolves around the construction of a massive reservoir dam in pre-independence India inspired by the real-life Pennycuick and Mullaperiyar Dam history.
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